Matthew Valentine Fleming (born 12 December 1964) is a former

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officer and professional

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er who represented Kent County Cricket Club and the

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. He was President of

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(MCC) from 2016 to 2017.

Background and early life

Fleming's great-grandfather was Charles Leslie who played cricket for England and

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in the 1880s. He is also great-nephew of Ian Fleming, popularly known as the creator of

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. Fleming was educated at

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, and joined the

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in 1985 as an officer. He served in Northern Ireland, Hong Kong and Germany.

Cricket career

Fleming captained the British Army cricket team. Fleming was a professional cricketer from 1989 until 2002. He was a brilliant cover-point fielder, and his first two scoring shots in first-class cricket were sixes. He played for Kent for 13 years, for whom he scored 9206 runs. He was Kent captain for 4 years. He played 11 One Day Internationals for England, and won the Champions Trophy in Sharjah in 1997. He was Chairman of the Professional Cricketers Association. In 2016–17, Fleming served as President of the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Later career

Fleming is a partner in Stonehage Fleming, a wealth advisory company.

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